Asian American College Students as Model Minorities: An Examination of Their Overall Competence

Success in the classroom does not necessarily imply effective life functioning. Study suggests nonacademic criteria be considered in assessing the validity of the model minority image. It compares Asian American college students with their racially different peers on degree of cross-racial engagemen...

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Published inCultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology Vol. 7; no. 1; p. 59
Main Authors Ying, Yu-Wen, Lee, Peter Allen, Tsai, Jeanne L, Hung, Yuan, Lin, Melissa, Wan, Ching Tin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.2001
Subjects
Academic Achievement
Achievement
Achievement Rating
Adult
Asian American Students
College Students
Ethnic Groups - statistics & numerical data
Female
Friendship
Higher Education
Humans
Intergroup Relations
Male
Minority Groups
Minority Groups - statistics & numerical data
Model Minority Groups
Social Adjustment
Students - statistics & numerical data
Success
United States
Universities
University of California Berkeley
United States
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Summary:Success in the classroom does not necessarily imply effective life functioning. Study suggests nonacademic criteria be considered in assessing the validity of the model minority image. It compares Asian American college students with their racially different peers on degree of cross-racial engagement, and empirically tests its relationship with sense of coherence while controlling for academic performance. (Author/JDM)
ISSN:1099-9809
DOI:10.1037/1099-9809.7.1.59